The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1887-08-11
SPRAYIsG TOO FAR FROM THE
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The B@!sppsille EAterpri$s.c comes
back at as in q pretty savage man
nsr about the names we asked it to
giyeSus of those wkc-sf1rored the
new county. 1nene. anu, instead Of
sticking to its promise, PEosseeds To
deliver us sermon as 10 bow We
should proceed to accomplish a pnr.
pose. g.
1t also says in a-sarsnstic spanner
that it took us two weeks ttkgstai,
the names we gave him, and Bat
none Of those six men Eve a the
section to be effected By the new
county. Instead of two weeks, not
ar hoarsll told was spent in The
Scause. We,aid not deem it worth
the time, aud attached but little i'm
porianee to the whole scheme, as
We do not believe for moment that
it will ever amount to anything more
than talk.
The other new county, tFlorence)
scheme has much more claim upon
the Legislature ftr recognition than
this one has, us in that case some oi
the residents have now to travel
more than thirty miles in order to
reach the county seat, whereas, in
this case, about twenty miles is the
limit.
The .Iiherty, Hill. Pleasant lislt
and Buffalo SECTIONS of kershax s1s,s,
separation than tho southeastern
portion of the county is, as in those
sections named the citizens now
have to travel from twenty-five to
thirty miles in order to reach Cam.
den. Taking all things into con-
sideration. there is but little merit ir.
the claim Bishop1ille has upon oar
county for slice with which to
form a new county, and re are still.
of the opinion that not one in twenty
of the voters in the section effected
would wish to separate if the matter
was properly represented them.
THE INTERSTATE ESCaAPaENT.
The Farmers Encampment held at
Spartan5urg last week was grand
success, exceeding even the expecta,
tions of the NEST sangnine. The cx-
hibits were very fine considering thai
that it was a new scheme, and every
thing sofsr surpassed expectations
that the future o: the Farmers En-
campment is bright indeed. TEss
attendance from outside wasyrary
large. The committee representing
the farmers of Kcrshaw have not yet
made their report. hut it will proha'
bly, be presented at the next meeting
Of the County Farmers Association,
when wewill be able to give a more
detailed account ofwhat was done
! The Case Of sTalt0il nailzy
In the coluu,bia Register OF the
7th inst. appears the following com,
mun:catioa in reference to Ialton
Danny, which is a very fair state
ment of his case, and worthy oGcon:
sideration: !
CAMDEN, August z. 1884,
To the Es;tor Of The Colunb'a Regis
ter:
There has just fallen under my Oh.
seryation in the Wateree Messenger
of this place an extract from yoar
papcr of July 2Gth, commenting upon
Tho case of Talton Danny, who has
recently been respited blythe Cover.
nor As the remarks there made
wonld tend to put the case in most
oaious light and to arouse pnbhc
sentiment strongly against Danny.
/ feel called upon, having assisted in
his defence. to say what justly may
he said in his favor.
There is now before the Governor
a petition, signed by the whole Jury
before whom Danny was tried and
convicted, and by many good white
and black men Of Ktrshaw, asking
o co,nmutation of hts sentence from
hanging to life imprisonment. The
Grounds of this petition are that there
are circumstances which sufficiently
mitigate the crime. OF tiuse the
iury are The best judges. There
conld he no better jury than the one
in this case, and they signed the
petition only after careful considera-
tion. IN the remarks referred to.
the killing of Perkins by Danny is
snokcn of as deliberate. But there
Is MACH that indicates the deed as
proceeding from passion rather than
jnlfEo.ntion